Our Future
As a father of two kids, as well as being a youth football coach & trainer, I look to the future with extreme hope but also a great sense of uncertainty.
We live in a quickly evolving time where real human connection is being deprioritised while our thoughts, feeling & experiences are being boiled down to what is & is not 'content worthy'. We've never been more aware of our own mental health issues while droves of young Australians still continue to kill themselves while dealing with their own inability to find a place to belong in this society.
In order to raise funds for mental health charity 20Talk, I'm going to take on the challenge of sitting in a 2 metre square box for 20 hours with no technology and no talking. This challenge will be a small look into the day of someone struggling with mental health. All I will have is my own thoughts, a journal and a chair to sit on.
So why am I doing this?
I have personally seen the way that suicide can impact those who are left behind having live through one of my best friends taking his life over two decades ago, the effects of which are still being felt to this day.
The statistics are still alarming..
- Suicide still remains the leading cause of death for young people aged 15-44.
- Only 2% of mental health funding goes towards prevention (Mental Health Commission 2022)
I'm completing the 20 Hours for 20Talk to try & help turn these statistics around. Your contribution goes towards 20Talk's relatable prevention campaigns. They are a mental health charity that makes education cool and accessible, for young people by young people.
Your generous donations go towards:
- Every $120 puts a young person through a one day Mental Health Maintenance course
- Expanding 20Talk's online resources and 60,000+ social media community
- Running large-scale interactive mental health events
By improving mental health literacy, removing harmful stigma, and encouraging professional help-seeking we are preventing people from getting people into crisis in the first place.
There's a fundraising goal of $1000 but I think with all the incredible people I know from so many different walks of life, we can absolutely smash that total.
Cheers for taking the time to have a read & I genuinely hope you are taking the time to address your own mental health needs.
Thank you to my Sponsors
$300
Best Financial Solutions
$250
Epw
Thanks for being amazing and continuing to inspire
$158.25
Matt James
You’re an amazing human mate! You got this 👊🏻💪🏻
$135.04
Giant
Thank you for always being there and thank you for inspiring so many people
$106.12
Callan And Donna
$106.12
The Wade's
$106.12
The Cockman Family
A really tough challenge for a great cause - well done for taking this one on, Dave!
$106.12
Nicola Reid
I can't think of a more worthy cause than this especially being involved in a Junior Football Club where sooo many kids may suffer without awareness! YOU'RE an AMAZING human Jeep being YOU!
$106.12
The Other Farlies.
I'll happily give up your nieces education for this! Please let me know where and when you're doing this (I'd love nothing more than to come around and poke the caged and muzzled bear 🤣). Nah, good on ya little brother! We're very proud of you!
$106.12
Rick Storey
Good luck brother!
$106.12
Meng Foong Cheong
$106.12
Gemma Jones
$106.12
Dcc
Super proud of you Dave x
$80.25
Con
Thank you for doing this! It's very hard to speak about mental health, and the awareness of mental health, as it's very Dawn on about it, really appreciate it, you doing this
$54.12
Joyce Anderson
$54.12
Evon
What a great cause! Good work lil cousin!
$54.12
Kiran Josy
$54.12
Craig & Hannah
Good luck brother
$54.12
Judy Farlie
So proud of you, Dave. Always doing your best for people around you. Don't forget to look after yourself. Love you heaps
$50
Jack De Reeper
$50
Wifey Farlie
Anyone who knows you will know what a challenge it will be for you to not talk for this long. You impress me husband xo
$38.33
Corey Simich
Cos ur a living legend and do so much for so many.
$27.81
Jebediah Clarke
$27.81
The Murray
Great thing to fund raise for! Well done.
$27.81
Krypto
Thank You Stormy 🩷🩷
$27.81
Louise Thomas
You can't even take a book to read. Well done Dave!!
$27.81
Jenny Gay
Thank you for raising awareness and doing what you can to help the situation x
$27.81
Allyson Holmes
$27.81
Melissa Baggio
$27.81
Kyra Lance
Great work Dave x
$27.81
Shelley
$27.81
Colin Dyer
Good luck
$27.81
Dave Farlie
$27.81
Jaydon Torre
$25
Ryan Scott
"The soul becomes prudent by sitting and being quiet." - Aristotle
$25
K. C
$22.58
Neil Barnard
You're a legend Stormy! 🙌
$22.58
Anonymous
$22.58
The Godeckes
Good luck 💪🏼
$22.10
Jess Is Fkn Hot
100% for this!! More than ever, our youth need to feel supported and know the options they have to get back on track. Good luck with this one (seriously, is this a physical box?) amd I'm in awe that you're putting yourself towards this!
$20
Tanya Dellaca
Not sure how I would keep quiet ! Well done !
$20
Taj Knott
$12.77
Anonymous
$10
Liana Farlie
Great job, Papa!
$10
Brett Rowe
$5
Don't bring the journal and make it 20 days you coward